Russian gas supply to EU via Ukraine steady amid row with OMV By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gasoline exports to Europe by way of Ukraine had been steady on Wednesday, knowledge from Kremlin-controlled producer Gazprom (MCX:) confirmed, with nominations for flows to Austria from Slovakia additionally unchanged.

Gazprom halted provide to Austria’s OMV on Saturday over a contractual dispute, the Vienna-based firm mentioned, whereas Gazprom has not commented.

It’s not clear the place the gasoline volumes meant for OMV have been redirected.

Slovak state-owned agency SPP has mentioned it was nonetheless receiving gasoline from Russia and recommended others had been shopping for extra as a result of there was nonetheless “nice curiosity” in Russian gasoline in Europe.

Gazprom mentioned it could ship 42.4 million cubic metres of gasoline to Europe by way of Ukraine on Wednesday, the identical quantity as on Tuesday.

Nominations, or requests, for flows to Austria from Slovakia had been steady versus Tuesday ranges, at about 13% beneath ranges seen earlier than Russia halted gasoline provides to OMV. Nominations to the Czech Republic from Slovakia had been in keeping with ranges seen this month.

Nominations for gasoline flows into Slovakia from Ukraine had been regular versus earlier days whereas nominations for flows leaving Slovakia had been additionally little modified, knowledge from transmission system operator Eustream confirmed.